I moved back to the DMV area from Atlanta at the end of 2015 to start over. I had been living in Atlanta since 2008, and I was ready for a change. I felt like I had exhausted the dating scene, and I was equally exhausted with the Atlanta lifestyle. …

I originally wrote this article on May 4, 2019, after history had been made. Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America were Black women. As a former pageant girl, this was an amazing moment in history, and I wanted to express my emotions. January 30, 2022. Miss USA 2019…

Being the only child was my favorite thing about growing up. Not only was I the only child my parents had, but I was the only child on my father’s side of the family. His mother had three boys, and my father was the only one to have kids. My…

Another work trip is coming up, and I am actually dreading this trip. You would think I enjoy traveling for work. I mean, who wouldn’t. I got a new shiny big girl job that comes with an expense account, semi-fancy hotels, and frequent flier miles. But this trip I was…

I had no clue what I was getting into, but I crawled my way out to rediscover what’s important. I have nothing against social media influencers and those who aspire to be influencers. The medium has given amazing opportunities to some of the most creative storytellers this generation has seen. …

The following is an opinion-based article from my personal experiences using dating apps and dating to marry. Online dating has picked up tremendously over the past 5–7 years, but 2020 was probably its most active year yet. Everyone, all over the world, was stuck inside with nothing to do besides…

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Parlor, Pinterest, Clubhouse, and others; It’s too much. We are over-connected, sharing too much, being in too many places at one time. That’s it. We are in too many places. Social media has removed exclusivity from our interactions and personal stories. We are using social…

On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old Black man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in Minnesota. The very next day, I, along with thousands of others, gathered in front of the White House at approximately 8…

There are no rules to journaling. There is no set amount of time that you should be spending on writing. There are no set days that you have to journal. And most importantly, there is no character maximum that you need to worry about. Journaling is supposed to be fun…